音标:[slʌm] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 贫民窟
vi. 访问贫民区
n. a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
v. spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive
词型变化:名词复数形式 : slums ; 现在分词 : slumming ; 过去式 : slummed ; 第三人称单数 : slums ; 过去分词 : slummed
考试类型:[四级/六级/考研/托福/IELTS]
词性分布:
名词96%
动词4%

slum的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. They've demolished the slum district.贫民区已拆除。
  2. The bar in the slum is a den of iniquity.这个贫民窟里的小酒吧是一个充满罪恶的场所。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. The slum area was sordid and filthy beyond belief.该贫民区之污秽肮脏简直令人难以置信。
  2. She could not speak the jargon of the slum.她不会讲贫民区的黑话。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. He grew up in a slum.他是在贫民区长大的。
  2. As a social worker, she does a lot of work in slums.作为一个社会工作者,她在贫民区做了大量的工作。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
~+名词
  • slum area贫民区
  • slum children贫民窟的儿童

经典引文

  • Men come from the slums of Dublin to the middle classes.

    出自:D. Hogan
  • An ugly, distended slum building.

    出自:attrib.
  • For you it's fun to go slumming with me. But your real life's back there.

    出自:M. Gee
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